Manager, Solutions Architecture – GPU and Networking Systems

Job Category: Sales | Time Type: Full time | Requisition ID: JR2017096

About the role

NVIDIA is looking for a hands‑on Solutions Architect Manager to lead a team of GPU, networking & software solution architects and engineers. You will design, debug, and deploy new AI hardware and software technologies into production in customer data centers, driving people and technical leadership for end‑to‑end solutions deployments at strategic technology customers while contributing to designs, deep‑dive debugging, and shaping the product roadmap with customer feedback.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and manage a team of solutions architects, system/network, and software engineers focused on large‑scale GPU and AI networking deployments.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, mentor, and ensure high‑quality customer delivery across multiple concurrent projects while remaining directly involved in key technical reviews, design decisions, and critical debug efforts.
• Provide deep subject‑matter expertise in advanced GPU and network systems and serve as the senior technical point of contact for strategic customers.
• Lead and guide complex compute/network configuration and performance debugging, working side‑by‑side with the team to deliver performant, reliable clusters.
• Guide the team in network/compute/software architecture discussions and support server, network, and cluster bring‑up, including on‑site data‑center work as needed.
• Systematically collect and synthesize customer‑specific requirements across the portfolio; partner with GPU/Network Systems Engineering, Product Management, and Sales to influence roadmap priorities and reference‑design packaging.
• Demonstrate SME status in advanced GPU & network systems, acting as a trusted technical advisor to NVIDIA’s strategic customers and feeding customer requirements back to product teams.
• Identify new project opportunities for NVIDIA products and technology solutions in data‑center and AI applications.
• Collaborate closely with GPU/Network Systems Engineering, Product Management, and Sales teams.
• Travel up to 20% for on‑site customer visits and industry events.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years overall experience in Systems/Solutions/Field Engineering, Network or Data Center Engineering, or similar roles.
• 2+ years leading or mentoring engineers or architects (formal manager or strong tech lead).
• System‑level expertise across CPU/GPU server architecture, NICs, Linux, system software, and kernel drivers.
• Experience with data‑center networking (Ethernet and/or InfiniBand switches, fabrics, and associated tooling).
• Familiarity with data‑center infrastructure (power, cooling, deployment constraints).
• Proven ability to lead technical teams, set priorities, and drive complex projects from design through production.
• Success working with Product Management, Sales, and Engineering.
• Strong time‑management skills and ability to balance planning with hands‑on support.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to lead customer meetings, communicate status and risks, and produce clear design docs, debug summaries, and presentations.

Preferred qualifications

• Direct people‑management and recruiting experience for geographically distributed technical teams.
• Track record leading bring‑up and deployment of large clusters or supercomputing environments.
• Background in external customer‑facing roles (field engineering, escalations, or pre/post‑sales architecture).
• Systems engineering, coding, and debugging skills including experience with C/C++, Linux kernel and drivers.
• Hands‑on experience with NVIDIA GPU systems and SDKs (e.g., CUDA), NVIDIA networking technologies (NICs, RoCE, InfiniBand), and/or ARM‑based CPU solutions.
• Familiarity with virtualization and cloud‑native networking concepts.

Pay

Base salary range is 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 3, and 272,000 USD – 431,250 USD for Level 4. The role is also eligible for equity and additional benefits.